Joseph at the Palladium / U.K. Tour

Sheridan Smith has retweeted the tweet about cast news coming soon.

Oh Sheridan, you're better than this.

To be honest I'm getting sick of the snobbery of people about this show. Very few actors are 'better than this' or in fact any show. When done well this is a fun show and for many children it's their first introduction to theatre. Joseph or the narrator would mean a lead role in a very high profile revival in the heart of the West End at London's most prestigious theatre. It's hardly small scale.

Plus in Sheridans case she could do with proving herself again after Funny Girl.

Recent comments by some about how this board has gone down hill lately aren't too far off the mark.

Josephine lol.

Imagine all the swearing and drinking around all those poor children. 
Still, no matter, am sure Natasha J Barnes will nail this.

I jest of course, I like Sheridan very much and I think she's a great TV actor. She wouldn't, based on vocal ability, be my personal choice for this though. Pharaoh Story needs a Kerry Ellis/Jenna Lee James/Louise Dearman etc etc to belt it out of the park.

It has been cancelled. I received my email confirming it's cancellation on Friday (my birthday, great gift) due to filming commitments overrunning I believe. She has said though that the tour is postponed rather than cancelled fully.

Agreed. If they wanna cast a pop star Joseph then fair enough, he only has two songs. But The Narrator carries this show - and a kick ass female vocal is exactly what's required!

I can't believe anyone would cast Sheridan Smith as a lead in a musical again. Sh'e too much of a train wreck.

I really hope you never suffer from any mental health issues (I wouldn't wish them on anyone), because clearly you don't understand them. Have an ounce of compassion, please. Many of us are struggling and ignorant comments like yours put us two steps backwards.

Yes, Sheridan could be more careful about what she does and doesn't schedule, or people advising her could try to do so, but you don't know they aren't, and she shouldn't be stopped from trying to do something even if it turns out that later she can't see it through (yet).

I'm not assuming anything, but it's very simple - if you really understood mental health issues then you would know that it is utterly unacceptable in any context and potentially very damaging to label someone a "trainwreck". Potential is the key here - whether it affects you personally is a question of your mental strength, but you can't assume everyone is as thick skinned or stable as you seem lucky enough to be.

If you can't see it, then that's up to you, but I'm not going to apologise for calling you out on it because you really touched a nerve with me and your post was frankly upsetting and incredibly unhelpful.

I'm being more honest here than I usually feel capable of being anywhere in the hope it might make you see that all I'm doing is asking you to have a bit of compassion and think before you criticise someone so harshly, which shouldn't be difficult.

Mods, I know this is getting off topic, and I apologise for that but it's important to me so I'd rather discuss this publicly than through reporting posts. But if you think differently then feel free to move this.

If you go by the idea of Palladium love, then they are trying to talk Charlie Stemp into it. He can't sing but he can look pretty in a loincloth. But its so very strange that ALW has said nothing. But he (whomever) is probably already contracted. But at those prices they need a name somewhere amongst the Principals.

Totally out of the box but what about Ashley Banjo and Diversity. Ticks a lot of boxes.

I like Charlie and have seen him, but he does not blow me away as a lead. I mentioned him because of the Palladium love not that I thought he was right for the part. Harry would be someone ALW would love, but could he afford him? Its already known they are just playing a game.

I agree as I also think John McCrea would make a great Joseph. He doesn't do social media so no clues to anything that may or may not be happening.